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Dec. 1, 2022
Political attorneys want input on new finance reporting system
The Legislature authorized the California Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System, better known as Cal-Access, in 1997. It launched in 2000, a year in which Y2K was one of the biggest stories in the technology world and Meta Platforms Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg was still a high school student. According to its critics, Cal-Access has hardly changed since.
The president of the California Political Attorneys Association had a message for lawmakers this week: The lawyers are the main users of the state’s campaign finance reporting software.
Lacey E. Keys spoke at the hearing of the Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee on Tuesday about Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s efforts to replace California’s antiquated campaign finance reporting system. The hearing followed a failed...
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